13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS PSYCHEDELIC SOUNDS LP MONO IA-LP-1
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GROOVES RECORDS
THE 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS
'THE PSYCHEDELIC SOUNDS OF'
ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING ON INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
MATRIX # - IA-LP-1
USED LP - BOTH VINYL AND JACKET ARE IN VG+ CONDITION
Did the 13th Floor Elevators invent psychedelic rock? Aficionados will be debating that point for decades, but if Roky Erickson and his fellow travelers into inner space weren't there first, they were certainly close to the front of the line, and there are few albums from the early stages of the psych movement that sound as distinctively trippy — and remain as pleasing — as the group's groundbreaking debut, The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators. In 1966, psychedelia hadn't been around long enough for its clichés to be set in stone, and Psychedelic Sounds thankfully avoids most of them; while the sensuous twists of the melodies and the charming psychobabble of the lyrics make it sound like these folks were indulging in something stronger than Pearl Beer, at this point the Elevators sounded like a smarter-than-average folk-rock band with a truly uncommon level of intensity. Roky Erickson's vocals are strong and compelling throughout, whether he's wailing like some lysergic James Brown or murmuring quietly, and Stacy Sutherland's guitar leads — long on melodic invention without a lot of pointless heroics — are a real treat to hear. And nobody played electric jug quite like Tommy Hall...actually, nobody played it at all besides him, but his oddball noises gave the band a truly unique sonic texture. If you want to argue that psychedelia was as much a frame of mind as a musical style, it's instructive to compare the recording of "You're Gonna Miss Me" by Erickson's earlier band, the Spades, to the version on this album — the difference is more attitudinal than anything else, but it's enough to make all the difference in the world. (The division is even clearer between the Spades' "We Sell Soul" and the rewrite on Psychedelic Sounds, "Don't Fall Down"). The 13th Floor Elevators were trailblazers in the psychedelic rock scene, and in time they'd pay a heavy price for exploring the outer edges of musical and psychological possibility, but along the way they left behind a few fine albums, and The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators remains a potent delight.
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TRACKS
SIDE ONE
YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME
ROLLER COASTER
SPLASH 1
REVERBERATION
DON'T FALL DOWN
SIDE TWO
FIRE ENGINE
THRU THE RHYTHM
YOU DON'T KNOW
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
MONKEY ISLAND
TRIED TO HIDE
1966 INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
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USED IN VG+ CONDITION
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